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Southern Europe, Tuscany
Elba
Rio Marina Mining Park (Valle Giove)
Mineral locality Source-confirmed findsLicence or permit
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: limonite, iridescent oxidized ore.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Iron mines worked since Etruscan times, industrial era until 1981 closure, now a fee-paying mining park
Park's own program includes collecting stops where visitors search for and keep pyrite and hematite at Valle Giove
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Open-pit wallsSharp rock, summer heat, iron-stained mud
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.